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Exhibition: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Paddestoelen Paradijs
24Sep 20114Dec 2012Paddestoelen Paradijs was a little patch of mushroom paradise in the center of Amsterdam. Learn how to grow and prepare your own mushrooms, and join us on fungi scavenger hunts. Explore the world of...
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Project: Galéria PF01
Visible Data
Financing Culture 2011 - 2012
Visible Data is a project by Open Design Studio in collaboration with Mediamatic, MOMEline, Napon, and STGU. It takes as its subject cultural policy, and the opaque manner in which information on...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Mediamatic Schommelclub
26Dec 201119Feb 2012In een grote fabriekshal hangen zes schommels aan een achttien meter hoge dakconstructie. Mediamatic stelt de monumentale Van Gendthallen die al jaren leegstaan weer open voor het publiek en opent de...
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Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Concert
5Jan 2012For a few hours Schommelclub's 1000 meter space was filled with music, and acted as one giant resonator. Hauntingly amplifying an experimental jazz improvisation by Gareth Davis and Leo Fabriek (The...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Arduino Basics Workshop
7Jan 2012More and more people are discovering this little miracle board, but only a few know how to use it. That's where we come in! In this workshop you'll learn everything you need to know to get started.
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Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Disco for Grownups
7Jan 2012Celebrate the end of the Schommelclub in style. Dance your socks off to the otherworldly tunes by the newly found HontoHonto Deejay Team. Consisting of the ferocious Kristy (Modern Witch), Johann...
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Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Disco for Kids
8Jan 2012On the last day of the Schommelclub, deejay Stephan Wolven played some kid-friendly soul and disco tunes. Shake your hips and rock the swings one last time.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Schommel het nieuwe jaar in met Mediamatic
9Jan 2012Onze nieuwjaarsreceptie in stijl 2012. Kaalslag en nieuwe kansen. Geen verwarming en geen toespraak. Wel warme soep en wel kunst. Natalia Dominguez Rangel componeerde voor de enorme ruimte in de Van...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Gamification Training
18Jan 2012Gamification lijkt een must voor iedere educatieve, inhoudelijke of communicatieve professional. Maar wat kun je er nou eigenlijk mee? Hoe voeg je spelelementen toe aan een minder speelse omgeving?
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Arduino Intermediate Workshop
21Jan 2012Arduino boards are small physical computing platforms, consisting of a simple I/O board and an integrated development environment. Arduinos can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects and...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
The Secret Art of Growing Mushrooms
24Jan 2012In this workshop you will learn how you can make your own straw-based substrate. We're going to infect this straw with oyster mushroom spawn in our cleanroom. After this workshop you have enough...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 14
25Jan 2012With our eye on the Global Game Jam happening at the end of the month, we invited a few young, experimental game designers to share their latest projects. Furthermore, we're diving into (Dutch...
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Screening: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Dutch Premiere of Of Amsterdam
26Jan 2012Six foreign artists tell their stories about living and pursuing their dreams in Amsterdam. After the official premiere in Lisbon, Of Amsterdam will premiere in the Netherlands. The night will start...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
The Secret Art of Growing Mushrooms
28Jan 2012There are several ways of making substrate (substrate is the growing environment for mushrooms). The three most common methods are with a compost-base, with a sawdust-or wood-chip based mixtures, and...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Kom Je Ook geeft Social Media Training
3Feb 2012Als het gaat over nieuwe en social media of internet, kan je bij Mediamatic goed terecht! Social media is voor ons een van de belangrijkste vormen van communicatie. Ook effectief gebruik maken van...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Fitness
11Feb 2012In deze korte maar krachtige fitness-sessie leer je hoe je met het gebruik van een schommel snel in vorm kan komen. Denk aan fitness met een yogatwist op een schommel.
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Designing Social Cities of Tomorrow
16Feb 2012How can we make use of new media technologies in order to make our cities more social, rather than just more hi-tech? During a three-day workshop 25 innovators from diverse national backgrounds and...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Fitness
18Feb 2012In deze korte maar krachtige fitness-sessie leer je hoe je met het gebruik van een schommel snel in vorm kan komen. Denk aan fitness met een yogatwist op een schommel.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Schommelclub Performance: Poging tot Vliegen
18Feb 2012Dramatuurg Roos Euwe en theatermaker Céline Talens brengen een ode aan vliegen, spelen en schommelen. Terwijl bezoekers schommelen, gaan zij twee keer de lucht in. Met veel kunst, stunts en vliegwerk...
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Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Party: Push Me Tender
18Feb 2012We celebrated the closing of the Schommelclub with a weekend of partying. Costumes and cotton candy with the whole family on Sunday, but first a performance on Saturday afternoon, and some serious...
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Mediamatic Fabriek, Van Gendthallen
Schommelclub Party: Carnival
19Feb 2012We celebrated the closing of the Schommelclub with a weekend of partying. An airy performance took place on Saturday afternoon, and in the evening it was all about playful music and experimental...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek Katja Novitskova
New Order
24Feb 20121Jul 2012New Order is a series of exhibitions and events in Mediamatic FABRIEK, that explores a world in which energy has become a fundamental principle of our society. Five solo shows feature new works by...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Radiant Beach
25Feb 20121Jul 2012The harnessing of the immense power of the atom is one of the great achievements of the 20th century, one that both poses great risks and offers great opportunities. Under the Beach, a Radiant City
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 15
29Feb 2012From design and new technologies that deal with nature's intricate structures and workings, to game art and cat movies. We learned all about window agriculture and the first 3-dimensional model of a...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Kom Je Ook geeft Social Media Training
2Mar 2012Als het gaat over nieuwe en social media of internet, kan je bij Mediamatic goed terecht! Social media is voor ons een van de belangrijkste vormen van communicatie. Ook effectief gebruik maken van...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Radiant Picnic Party
4Mar 2012We've filled up our picnic baskets, packed our most colorful towel and went to a summer party on Sunday March 4. In addition to the exhibition Radiant Beach, we had a blast in the warmth of the...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
QR-Code Ministeck Workshop
8Mar 2012In this workshop you'll learn what QR-codes are, how they work, how they're used and most importantly, how you can make one in a fun analogue way. Since we are always trying to make connections...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Meet Your Energy Avatar
10Mar 20121Jul 2012Life on Earth 21st century: Are you sure you are really just a human being? Then what is that halo of energy hovering above you, with a size of a blue whale? Do you want meet him? Do you want to meet...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Hope Step Japan!
11Mar 2012On Sunday March 11, exactly one year after the devastating earthquake and the nuclear disaster that followed, there was a moment of reflection at Mediamatic Bank. The disaster has had a profound...
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Lecture: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Internationale lancering ZAM magazine
14Mar 2012ZAM Africa Magazine is een kwartaalblad over kunst, cultuur en politiek in Afrika. Op 14 maart wordt de lancering van de eerste internationale uitgave gevierd. De avond staat in het teken van ZAM in...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
SPECIAL VIEWING
17Mar 201218Mar 2012For people who haven't yet experienced the life-sized blue whale at Mediamatic FABRIEK, this weekend offers a special opportunity to meet the beautiful beast. In the dark space the artists will guide...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
GreenDocs #6 Sustainable City 020 & SUA
19Mar 2012Mediamatic staat maandag 19 maart in het teken van de Sustainable City 020, oftewel: de duurzame stadsontwikkeling van Amsterdam vanuit al haar perspectieven; de ontwerpfase, de politieke arena, de...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Mediamatic farmers get together
21Mar 2012At Mediamatic we want to start growing our own food and learn how to build a farm. We're starting an enthousiasts group to give it a try and on wednesday 21st we'll have our first meeting. Please...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Opening Energy Battlefield
23Mar 2012During the third New Order exhibition, a new social order is in your hands. Graphic designers Femke Herregraven and Chris Lee developed a life sized, real-time board game evolving around the topic of...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Energy Battlefield
24Mar 20121Jul 2012During the third New Order exhibition, a battle for a new social order is in your hands. Graphic designers Femke Herregraven and Chris Lee developed a life sized, real-time board game evolving around...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Foundation
TINKEBELL. presents: SAVE THE WORLD #1/#2
27Mar 2012TINKEBELL. gaf een introductie op het project SAVE THE WORLD en presenteerde haar eerste twee interventies. In Guinea Bissau 'redde' ze een gezin van hun barre woonomstandigheden door twee complete...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 16
28Mar 2012A musical book, sculptural jewelry, shopping local goods via a live stream, and mold making music. Furthermore we talked about pure food and 'screwing the rules'. For our upcoming Ignite events click...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Onion Fest
30Mar 20121Apr 2012The Netherlands are stuck with a big overload of onions. To prevent them from rotting or being trashed, Mediamatic rescues a quarter of a million onions from Jo Flens, a farmer form Texel. In the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Kevin Smit presents his home project and we form…
1Apr 2012Presentatie Kevin Smit (Dutch Aquaponics) & het opstellen van de benodigdhedenlijst.
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Mind Igloo
6Apr 20121Jul 2012A relic of a post-future, the hot air balloon once stood for pioneering: the first object that allowed mankind to travel through the sky. For the fourth New Order exhibition, the balloon becomes a...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics: Making the shopping list for the…
10Apr 2012On tuesday the 10th of April, the Mediamatic Aquaponics Group comes together for the last discussion meeting before we head to the hardware store! :-) Building week end is 14/15 of april!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
DIY Aquaponics Building Weekend
It's time to build!
In the past weeks we discovered what aquaponics is, we compared different ideas and deepened its technical aspects with some experts. Now it's time to act and build our own system.
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Screening: Mediamatic Fabriek
Mind Igloo Movie Nights
14Apr 2012This weekend we had a bubble movie screening inside DUS architects' Mind Igloo. You could pick your spot in the giant balloon, get comfortable and enjoy the film about a hot air balloon. Furthermore...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics: Making a plan for the spring
17Apr 2012You're welcome to join: On tuesday the 17th of April the Mediamatic Aquaponics Group will meet at the Van Gendthallen to talk about the results of the building week end and make an action plan for...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
From Zero to C
20Apr 2012Always wanted to grasp the essence of computing? Do you want to create a basis for using hardware like, for instance, the Arduino? In this workshop we will teach you how.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Arduino Basics Workshop
21Apr 2012More and more people are discovering this little miracle board, but only a few know how to use it. That's where we come in! In this workshop you'll learn everything you need to know to get started.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
DIY Aquaponics Building Weekend #2
21Apr 2012Last weekend we had a great time building two different Aquaponic systems (a 4-beds mobile one and a smaller one as a test system). But our urban farm is not finished yet. We still have a lot of work...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics: Food and Sensors
24Apr 2012The state of art in the relationship between sensors and food production
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 17
25Apr 2012We served up a steaming bowl full of scientists, designers, and artists this month. From intimate design and illustration to scientific research into a new generation solar cells, and the...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Camera Futura
27Apr 20121Jul 2012In the abundance of energy that is the New Order, we will no longer be bound by the force of gravity that is keeping us to the surface of the planet. We will be floating around freely, suspended by...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Singing Sentinels
27Apr 20121Jul 2012Coal miners once hammered rock with twittering canaries living beside them, their changing song a warning alarm for a dangerous gas leak. These living sensors watched over us and kept us safe. For...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Singing Sentinels & Camera Futura
27Apr 2012During the opening of New Order 5, dozens of canaries flew through Mediamatic Fabriek. The birds' song subtly changed as we slowly altered the atmospheric make-up, pre-enacting a post-carbon world.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
DIY Aquaponics Building Weekend #3
28Apr 201229Apr 2012Last week we learnt how to build an auto siphon and added bacteria into our small test system. What will be the next step?
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Mediamatic Fabriek
New Order Weekend Special
28Apr 201230Apr 2012In the weekend of april 28 and 3o, Oostenburg was Amsterdam’s unofficial party island. Roest, our neighbors, opened their doors for a new season and Mediamatic Fabriek joined the party. People were...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fish, Worms and Books
1May 2012Tonight we'll discuss what kind of fish to grow and why. And where do we get worms? Also, we've bought 5 books (Bernstein). can you all bring your book so someone else can take and read it? RSVP here...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Foundation
Circuit Bending Workshop
5May 2012In this workshop you’ll learn hands-on how to bend found electronics. Bring in your Queen’s Day finds (at least two electronic devices!), open them up, and search for circuit modifications using the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
May 5 Tablecloth at Mediamatic Fabriek
5May 2012780,559 names of Amsterdam residents have been woven into Maarten Baas' May 5 tablecloth. People came to Mediamatic Fabriek this weekend to find their names on the 60-meter-long piece. Saturday we...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Digital Camera Modification Workshop
6May 2012In this workshop Brooklyn artist Phillip Stearns will guide you through the process of modifying the electronics of old digital cameras to create unique works of glitch art. No knowledge of...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Chemical Testing, Plumbing and LEDs
6May 2012After plants and worms, our small system is almost ready to welcome fishes, but first we have to do some chemical tests on the water.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
PH-testing of the water and discussion on water…
8May 2012The Aquaponics Group will meet at the Van Gendthallen to talk about how to extract the heat from the LED-lighting, and how to build a system that uses that heat to heat the water in our aquarium. We...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Time to finish the big system!
13May 2012After chemical tests, plants and LED lights, the small system is almost ready. Now our work continues on the big one: plumbing, washing clay pebbles, planting, lighting…we have so much to do!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Final plumbing for the big system
15May 2012Both systems are quickly growing. The small one officially started its cycle with fishes and plants while the 4-bed system needs few more steps to be ready. Besides, we decided to use two grow beds...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
The Secret Art of Growing Mushrooms
17May 2012In this workshop you will learn how you can make your own straw-based substrate. We're going to infect this straw with oyster mushroom spawn. After this workshop you have enough knowledge to repeat...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Donna Summer memorial dance party
18May 2012The Queen of Disco died and we'll be celebrating her with a small and modest memorial dance party. Join us for music and drinks at Mediamatic Fabriek. Feel the love!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Play the Energy Battlefield
19May 2012Graphic designers Femke Herregraven and Chris Lee developed a life-sized board game in which teams battle each other to secure energy resources in a future world order. Team up with your friends or...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Big sunday planting
20May 2012The big system started its cycle. We planted vegetables in the two grow beds and installed LED lights. Now we have to prepare the floating boards for seedlings and settle the net to protect the...
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Kocaeli
WatSpinoza? in Kocaeli
21May 201228May 2012WatSpinoza? ignites public discussion by asking questions based on Spinoza's writings. Mediamatic formulated the questions together with writer/philosopher Dirk van Weelden. In May 2012, 16 questions...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Quantified Self Amsterdam #5
21May 2012QSA tells you all about self-tracking tools and methods to learn more about yourself, others and the world around you. The upcoming Quantified Self event will feature a range of themes and will...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Raft system and LED lights
22May 2012Plants are quickly growing in both systems and fishes seem to be at ease in the small tank. Last meeting we focused our attention on the floating rafts, using bamboo and net baskets to plan and build...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Paddestoelen Paradijs Second Opening Party
25May 2012At the second opening party we showed the new artworks and installations that have been growing in the exhibition. People joined us for an epic mold battle, and listened to mushroom- and mold...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics Group meet Sensemaker
29May 2012During last Saturday's workshop, with the help of enthusiastic volunteers, we built a 4-storey aquaponics system. Now it's time to think how to improve it and arrange its tuning.
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 18
30May 2012The twelve speakers strutting their stuff in May 2012 ranged from architects to beer brewers, and from researchers to TV-hosts. Presenting films, visual art, urban design concepts and food, and a...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
GET Light 2012
31May 2012Altijd al gedroomd van je eigen voedsel verbouwen en zelf warmte en energie opwekken? Of strompel je elke dag weer gefrustreerd door de Appie heen op zoek naar een goddelijke maaltijd uit de Garden...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics Meeting
5Jun 2012Let's make things better!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fishes/plants nursery and PH values
10Jun 2012We have already built three systems, now it's time to dig into some important aspects: how to control Ph values? What is a good plant fertilizer?
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Researching and Building
12Jun 2012Our last building Sunday was very productive: we did several chemical tests on water, improved the tripledecker tower by replacing the grow beds' metal supports with bamboo, strengthened the LEd...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Bio Data Visualisation Workshop
13Jun 2012The objective of this experimental workshop is to re-explore and re-map Amsterdam. We will engage with the slime-mold and make use of its awesome cognitive skills, discovering new patterns in our...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Norman White Film Night
13Jun 2012Claim a spot inside DUS Architects' Mind Igloo and watch Them F*ckin' Robots, a documentary about Norman White. This film, by Ine Poppe and Sam Nemeth, portrays the life and work of the influential...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Nursery and Kantine Sunday
17Jun 2012On June 17th the Aquaponic Group will meet around 13:00 (1 pm) at the Van Gendthallen in Amsterdam to finish the nursery for fishes and plants seedlings and build a diesel kantine. Also we're going...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Preparing Migration
19Jun 2012Yesterday we worked on the Kantine, trying to find the best way to build it and experiment on its design. pH values are still our priorities, so we continued to test them in order to stabilize their...
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Workshop: Regardz Utrecht
In-house social media marketing training
22Jun 2012In de afgelopen jaren onderging het internet een enorme transformatie. De opkomst van sociale netwerken (Facebook, Twitter), self-publishing platformen (YouTube, Flickr, Tumblr) en andere 'web 2.0'...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 19
26Jun 2012We've eased into the summer with indoor-clouds and outdoor-shelters, loads of design and even a bit of poetry.
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Exhibition: Designhuis
De Etende Mens
29Jun 20126Jan 2013In De Etende Mens (Food Culture: Eating by Design) Premsela explores how design can enable us to make the changes to our food chain that are necessary to ensure a healthy future. Mediamatic's High...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Final days of New Order
30Jun 20121Jul 2012New Order is coming to an end. We invited six artists, designers and architects to present their view on a new world. The result: a solution for nuclear waste, a whale as big as our energy-use, a...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics: a review before the workshop
3Jul 2012The high density 4-storey Aquaponic Edifice, together with the Diesel Kantine of João Negro, had its first showing at the Food and Architecture Fair in Amsterdam and it is now in Eindhoven for the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Sugar Finissage
6Jul 2014A blissful week has come to an end. On Sunday July 6th the sugarlandscape by Pip&Pop will reach is final stage. To celebrate this moment, we invite you to the festive opening and finnisage. In which...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics Workshop
6Jul 2012At Mediamatic we've been experimenting with aquaponics: a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. We want to continue sharing our knowledge and enable...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Get into the Groove: Madonna Party
6Jul 2012Madonna was coming to Amsterdam, so we thought throw her a little party. Deejays Lupe and Fatima Supreme were playing their favorite (Madonna) tunes. Participants and workshopleaders we thank you for...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fine Tuning the New Four-Story Edifice
10Jul 2012Last friday was our second Aquaponics Workshop where we built a new high density four-story edifice to replace the one currently on loan to the Designhuis in Eindhoven. Participants in the sold out...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Adding to the Current Systems
15Jul 2012This past meeting we tested the water of the systems as well as added a bit of phosphoric acid. We also built a new tap for the pebble washing system in order to more effectively rinse the clay...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Getting Organized
17Jul 2012Sunday we added some new aromatic herbs, bought from the Sunday Market next door, to our system. We also increased the amount of water in both the new four story edifice and the small system.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Measuring and Constructing
22Jul 2012At the past meeting we made our way through the long to-do list we had. We got more organized by putting together a shopping list and sorting out the documentation of our test results. We also had a...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Preparing for Saturday's Workshop
24Jul 2012Sunday again tested the results of our experiment and found that the pH levels changed un expectedly. Wendy was kind enough to give us some extra plants from her garden so we added those to our...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Aquaponics Workshop
28Jul 2012At Mediamatic we're in the know about aquaponics: a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. We want to continue sharing our knowledge and enable you...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Open Sunday
29Jul 2012At our last meeting we mainly prepared for the upcoming Aquaponics Workshop taking place this Saturday in the Mediamatic Bank. Tools and supplies were organized and sorted for the migration to our...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Sprouting Pots Workshop
31Jul 2012Jacob Raeder is coming to install his beautiful sprouting pots installation at Mediamatic. The work is a series of terracotta pots that have sprouts literally growing out of them. Learn how to make...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Adjusting the New Tower
31Jul 2012This past meeting the Aquaponics Group started at the Fabriek to test the water in the systems. We then traveled to Vijzelstraat to the Mediamatic Bank where we checked on the new tower, built at our...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Schommelclub on Oostenburgereiland
2Aug 201222Sep 2012The new and improved Schommelclub at Mediamatic Fabriek features a trampoline, swings, a trapeze and other gymnastics equipment. Tackle the balance beam in high heels and somersault your way through...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Relaxed Sunday
5Aug 2012The Aquaponics Group spent Tuesday at our Vijzelstraat location doing some repairs on the new tower. We fixed the syphons and found the problem to be that there were too few openings and that they...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Easy Tuesday
7Aug 2012At this Sunday’s Meeting the Mediamatic Aquaponics Group met at the Fabriek to do some basic water testing and general maintenance. The new part of the tower’s broken water pump arrived and we were...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Germination Time
12Aug 2012Last tuesday the whole Aquaponics Group was reunited again in the Mediamatic Fabriek. We talked about the last few weeks, an overview of the events and developments.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Tuesday BBQ-day
14Aug 2012Last sunday was a really productive day. We started the first steps of our very own germination room by seeding different kinds of vegetables in rockwool cubes and in clay pebbles to see what will...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Sunny Sunday
19Aug 2012Last tuesday we had a small get together with a barbecue. We invited all of our colleges to come and check out the aquaponics tower, since not everyone is involved in this project. It was an easy...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Taking care of the Systems
21Aug 2012Last sunday the plants got a lot of attention. The dead plants in the raft system were taken out and the dead leaves in all the systems are now removed. The rest of the plants have bugs on them, so...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Check-up sunday
26Aug 2012On sunday we will do a check-up of the systems. The tower system had a lot of algae, but the fish were still energetic. We will be installing a new pump, to ensure dissolved oxygen so we can prevent...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Come play at the Schommelclub
28Aug 2012Not quite ready to end summer vacation and head to school yet? Spend the last days of vacation playing on trampolines, swings, our trapeze and other fun gymnastic equipment - for free on August 28!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Tuesday's aquaponics meeting
28Aug 2012This tuesday, the renders of the plans for the fabriek will be hanging on the wall. We probably will be talking about that. Last sunday, we made some constructions for the tomato plants. Let's see...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fine-tuning for Transnatural
4Sep 2012Our workshop at Transnatural is coming close now and we are working on all the preparations to make sure everything goes as planned. Last materials, fish and worms are being bought and the transport...
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NEMO
Mediamatic @ Transnatural
7Sep 20127Oct 2012Transnatural explores the interactions between technology and ecology. During the opening day of the festival we’ll be building an aquaponics tower at NEMO, hopefully with your help. The tower will...
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Workshop: NEMO
Aquaponics Workshop @ Transnatural
7Sep 2012Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. We're sharing our knowledge and enabling people to build their own aquaponics system at home.
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Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
The Dancing White Man [robot clone]
7Sep 2012THE DANCING WHITE MAN Leonard van Munster (i.s.m. Edwin Dertien -TU-Twente) Voorwoord door Tijs Goldschmidt [ bioloog, essayist, gastschrijver voor de Artis Bibliotheek (UvA)] Muziek wordt verzorgd...
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Mediamatic Fabriek Jolien Ruiter
Open Monument Day at Mediamatic Fabriek
8Sep 2012From the construction of locomotives and big ship engines, to the development of an urban oasis : discover the secrets of the centuries-old Van Genthallen on September 8 and 9 and play in our...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Monday, Larissa (The Practice of Saving)
9Sep 2012Monday, Larissa (The Practice of Saving) is an interactive poetic performance dealing with our longing for eternity. Livne used a camera and projector to create a live recording of the performance.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
The Secret Art of Growing Mushrooms
12Sep 2012In this workshop you will learn how you can make your own straw-based substrate. We're going to infect this straw with oyster mushroom spawn in our cleanroom. After this workshop you have enough...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Soup for your thoughts
13Sep 2012Our Fall project Ruilen is an exhibition and series of events with a focus on swapping. We shared experiences and ideas on no-money-trade over a hot meal. Do you want to join us another day? See our...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
New Futures Adrift: Launch Party
14Sep 2012Unconfirmed hunches and unfashionable trends: we're launching three publications that examine possible futures through architecture and design. The New Order exhibition catalog, Rory Hyde's Future...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Saying Goodbye to the Summer
18Sep 2012Caring for the systems and discussing the coming winter.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Soup for your thoughts
20Sep 2012Our Fall project Ruilen is an exhibition and series of events with a focus on swapping. We shared experiences and ideas on no-money-trade over a hot meal. Want to join us another time? September 27...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
The end of the Schommelclub
22Sep 2012The time has come for new experiments. The end of September does not only mark the end of bright, hot summer months, but also the beginning of the beautiful, crisp autumn season. Together with these...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Winterizing Decisions
25Sep 2012Last sunday the aquaponics towers in the Fabriek were being checked, but also our aquaponics tower at Transnatural was fine-tuned and tests were being done for the wellbeing of the tower and our fish.
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 20
26Sep 2012In just two years time we've put on 19 Ignite Amsterdam shows chock-full of art, design, and theory. Time for a celebratory night of what we do best: a dozen whirlwind presentations. Featuring tailor
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Soup for your thoughts
27Sep 2012Our Fall project Ruilen is an exhibition and series of events with a focus on swapping. Share your experiences and ideas on no-money-trade over a hot meal. Join us around 18:30 at Mediamatic Fabriek
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Een feest om van te watertanden
27Sep 2012Karlijn Souren, Andreia Costa en Renske de Greef hebben hun boek Watertanden af, en dit was reden voor een feestje. Ook vierden we de opening van de gelijknamige tentoonstelling, die van 28 september...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Watertanden
28Sep 20127Oct 2012Watertanden is an exhibition about the experience of food. Does a strawberry taste the same on a picnic as it does in a perspiring porta potty? What does your grocery basket reveal about your wishes...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
The Secret Art of Growing Mushrooms
2Oct 2012In this workshop AMFI fashion students will learn how they can make their own straw-based substrate. They're going to infect this straw with oyster mushroom spawn in our cleanroom. After this...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Tuesday’s Meeting
2Oct 2012Final decisions on how to keep our aquaponics towers strong and warm during the winter are made. The main construction will be a tent made out of bamboo and isolation foil. The tent will be for four...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Soup for your thoughts
2Oct 2012Our Fall project Ruilen is an exhibition and series of events with a focus on swapping. Share your experiences and ideas on no-money-trade over a hot meal.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
The Secret Art of Growing Mushrooms
3Oct 2012In this workshop you will learn how you can make your own straw-based substrate. We're going to infect this straw with oyster mushroom spawn in our cleanroom. After this workshop you have enough...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Smakelijk eten voor ouderen
4Oct 2012Wij nodigen jou – oudere van nu of oudere van de toekomst - uit om mee te komen praten over het eten in verzorgingshuizen. Onder het genot van een authentieke vriesverse Tafeltje Dekje maaltijd...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Bio-diesel Workshop
4Oct 2012Learn the ins and outs of making your own bio-diesel during this hands-on workshop. Performance artist and diesel-know-it-all João Negro will teach you the how and why of turning waste into energy.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Waar komt mijn eten vandaan?
7Oct 2012Wij nodigen je uit voor een eerlijke en nuchtere lunch. Terwijl we eten, komen een slager en een boer vragen beantwoorden en vertellen over hun werk. Wat doen ze nog zelf en wat doen machines? Hoe...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Aquaponics, Soup and a Visit
9Oct 2012For our winter construction we need to transform our small installation into a proper tower. The beginnings of that were done last sunday. All the aquaponics installations are doing very well and the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
A house for a red paperclip
9Oct 2012In 2005, Kyle MacDonald posted a picture of a red paperclip on his blog asking if someone would like to trade it for something bigger or better. After 14 trades within one year, he was offered a...
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Workshop: New Energy Docks: Green Metropole
Aquaponics Workshop @ Festival of Cools
10Oct 2012At Mediamatic we're in the know about aquaponics: a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. We continue to share our knowledge by organizing workshops...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Biodiesel Workshop
13Oct 2012Learn the ins and outs of making your own biodiesel during this hands-on workshop. Performance artist and diesel-know-it-all João Negro will teach you the how and why of turning waste into energy. At...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Who helps us building the tent?
16Oct 2012Last week we have been taking care of the fish. Hugo the fish man came and showed us how to build fish quarantine so we can heal our fish without unbalancing the systems. We also had a workshop at...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Soup for your thoughts
16Oct 2012Ruilen , our exhibition and series of events with a focus on swapping, will open Saturday October 20 . Every Tuesday you can share your experiences and ideas on no-money-trade over a hot meal. Click...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Opening Ruilen [rœylə(n)]
20Oct 2012(Un)usual exchange with the Beambtenbar, an exchange-masseur and DJ's Miss Fina & Toby Paul. A tintillating book? Homemade chutney? Visitors checked their exchange-products in at the door . (You'll...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Ruilplein
21Oct 2012Too much stuff, an overflowing wardrobe, and unused talents? Visitors joined us at the one-day-only trading zone Ruilplein for exchange without money.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Grow tent building and fish health care
23Oct 2012For the last two weeks we've been taking care of the sick fish. Hugo the fish man came and showed us how to build fish quarantine so we can heal our fish without unbalancing the systems. Els mailed...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Biodiesel Workshop
25Oct 2012Learn the ins and outs of making your own biodiesel during this hands-on workshop. Performance artist and diesel-know-it-all João Negro will teach you the how and why of turning waste into energy. At...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Grow tent building time!
28Oct 2012Last week we had a harvest party from John his system. We talked about LED lights and some minor modifications on the tent design. Also the tower from the workshop at festival of cools came back from...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Ignite Amsterdam 21
31Oct 2012We turned 21! This month's Ignite Amsterdam featured filmmakers, graphic designers, quirky animators and device dismantlers. And ways to save today's materialistic, 'throw-away' culture.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Swapping Dreams
3Nov 2012Visitors swapped their dreams with other Museum Night owls in exchange for a drink. If you liked a challenge, you could swap part of your life between 19:00 and 21:00 . DJ Aletro took care of the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Swapping Red
4Nov 2012Own a firetruck no one plays with? A Ferrari that's just gathering dust in your garage? On November 4 you could get together all your (more than 60%) redness and bring it to Ruilen, where you could...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Seed Swap
4Nov 2012Always wondered why all the stores seem to carry the same variety of seeds? It's because Big Companies are monopolizing the market. Visitors of the seed swap celebrated the diversity of nature
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Mediamatic Fabriek
GrowGuard installing and sensor monitoring set-up
6Nov 2012Tonight we will install some more GrowGuard sensors and we'll also look at the sensor monitoring feed. You are very welcome to join us from 18.00 hours. From 19.00 hours there will be steaming hot...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Slum Sessions #1
6Nov 2012Our location for public exhibitions, events, workshops and parties is the monumental Van Gendthallen. But it's getting colder and the roof is leaking harder and harder. Also art budgets are being cut.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Biodiesel Workshop
8Nov 2012Learn the ins and outs of making your own biodiesel during this hands-on workshop. Performance artist and diesel-know-it-all João Negro will teach you the how and why of turning waste into energy. At...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Superdieren swap
11Nov 2012If the Albert Heijn is failing at supplying you with a complete set of Superdieren cards, last Sunday it was time to take matters into your own hands. Stop spending money, and instead just trade your...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Let's go to the fish farm
17Nov 2012Saturday we are planning to take a drive to a fish farm to get practical information about what fish are best to use in the aquaponics tower.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Stamppot recipe swap
18Nov 2012Stamppot (mash pot) is the archetypical Dutch dish. Traditionally it's made with potatoes, leafy greens or cabbages only Dutch people know, and served with sausage. Nowadays, however, due to the...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
Quantified Self Amsterdam #6
19Nov 2012Quantified Self Amsterdam is a show and tell for people who want to know more about personal self-tracking tools, using digits to analyse themselves, others and the world surrounding them.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Sensor check and maintenance
20Nov 2012Tonight we will look at the GrowGuard sensors and the sensor monitoring feed and see if the plants and fish are doing well in their cosy grow tent You are very welcome to join us from 18.00 hours.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Slum Sessions #2
20Nov 2012We enjoyed a very productive session, planning the future of our favela whilst sipping on homemade Vodka produced organically from 100 % local trash.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Fashion Swap
25Nov 2012In collaboration with Toko van Timur (an initiative from Amsterdam East) we organised Toko deLux. Visitors swapped the sweater that, honestly, looked better on the mannequin, last year's winter coat...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Dinner at 19:00, Ignite Amsterdam 22
28Nov 2012Coats and Scarfs edition
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Ignite Amsterdam 22
28Nov 2012Starting this month Ignite Amsterdam takes place at Mediamatic Fabriek. That means we weren't only talking about ideas, but were actually inside one. (Find out more about the Fabriek here). That said
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Learn to think differently about money
1Dec 2012Let’s say our current monetary system needs re-consideration… Can we think of alternative set-ups, alternative attempts to talk about (political) economy that doesn’t rely on expert jargon? Can we...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Barbies for Food
2Dec 2012Pet van de Luijtgaarden is trading his barbie collection for food. Pet has collected millions of objects to question why we store so much stuff. But Pet also needs to survive the winter. He decided...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Exchange Art for Art
2Dec 2012The Tupajumi foundation teamed up with Mediamatic to organize the eleventh FITAX edition taking place in Europe, offering an alternative way of wheeling and dealing art in Amsterdam. The goal of the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek Lina Issa
What if, if I take your place?
2Dec 201221Dec 2012Lina has been placing an advertisement in different cities, online and in newspapers, asking people if she could take their place in one situation or another in their life. For an hour, a day, a...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Slum Sessions #3
4Dec 2012Designers, builders and livers have been happily discussing the future of the Freezing Favela. During Slum Sessions #3 we shared our proposals to fulfill the favela needs.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Preparing for catfish
9Dec 2012It's beginning to get definite: we're getting catfish! What should we do to prepare for their arrival?
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Food for the artist; Playmobil for you
9Dec 2012Missing the good ol' days when it was all play and no work? If you'd like to spend your Sunday afternoon nobly helping a hungry artist while revisiting your childhood, then this was something for you.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Enlightening Tuesday
11Dec 2012Last sunday we came up with the idea to add florescent light, or TL bars to our growbeds.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Fabriek
Biodiesel Workshop
13Dec 2012Learn the ins and outs of making your own biodiesel during this hands-on workshop. Performance artist and diesel-know-it-all João Negro will teach you the how and why of turning waste into energy. At...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Invent or Be Re-invented
15Dec 2012Blows to the culture sector continue, but media artists Nina Czegledy and Marcus Neustetter would rather welcome the future than fear it. During a performative presentation they will collide images...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Analyzing Data
16Dec 2012After being cut off for some time, our sensors are back online!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Every little helps
18Dec 2012Next thursday Johan will knock on the door at the fabriek with about one thousand babyfish in his car. Finally some nutrient producers for our plants!
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Slum Sessions #4
18Dec 2012We had another productive Slum Sessions, sharing proposals and envisioning collaborations for our Freezing Favela. We also discussed the rules of play for our next session where we will game to...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Dinner at Ignite Amsterdam 23
19Dec 2012Join us and the speakers for a hot bowl of Portuguese veggie soup. Seats are limited, so don't wait too long. Looking for the Ignite Amsterdam 23 event page? Go here. From zen gardening to suitcase...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Ignite Amsterdam 23
19Dec 2012From zen gardening to suitcase entrepreneurship, and from abstract photography to Dutch short films. This month's Ignite Amsterdam will present you with plenty of nice ideas to get you through the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Delivery
20Dec 2012Finally, next thursday Johan will arrive at the fabriek, bringing with him one thousand little fingerlings.
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Disaster Strikes
23Dec 2012Last thursday our 1000 catfish fingerlings arrived and now two of our towers are inhabited by the little creatures. In the night of saturday22—sunday23 there was a power outage. More than 250 baby...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Mediamatic Eetclub: swap gifts over lunch
30Dec 2012Forget the cold, wet weather and join us in our sustainable urban aquaponics farm. We've been growing loads of veggies and fish, and finally it was time to harvest. Celebrate the launch of the...
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Mediamatic Fabriek
Mushroom dinner
30Dec 2012Last week, during the power outage disaster, our mushrooms started to bloom.
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Fabriek
Ruilen
20Oct 20126Jan 2013Ruilen was an exhibition and series of events. Bring the pants you can't get on alone, the games you always lose, and the books that made you cry but no longer do. And you could exchange them for...